Strategies to Improve the Study Habits of Grade Five Pupils in the Gulod Elementary School

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

The purpose of this research is to identify the teaching strategies that would help each Grade 5 pupils improve their study habits that would lead them to better academic performance in class.

Specifically, this study sought to answer to the following questions:To identify if there is significant difference among study practices of the pupils and their gender.To determine the First 5 common learning styles of male and female Grade 5 Pupils of Gulod Elementary School.To find out if there is dominant learning style characteristic practice by Grade 5 pupils from Gulod Elementary School.To propose teaching-learning strategies that would contribute towards effective teaching learning process and would help improve study habits of Grade 5 pupils of Gulod Elementary School.

METHODS

This study will utilize the descriptive-correlation design to determine the relationships between the respondent student's profile and their learning styles.The main purpose in employing this method is to describe and examine the nature of the phenomenon while statistical analysis will use to see if any relationship exists between learning practices, parents, teachers, peers support and multiple intelligences of the pupil which might contribute to improve study habits of Grade 5 pupils of Gulod Elementary School.

RESULTS

It is therefore concluded that as shown In Figure 6, there is significant difference among study practices of the pupils and their gender. Based on the responses presented, it shows that most male learner from grade 5 at Gulod Elementary School were Visual-musical-cognitive learners while most female learner were experimental cognitive learners. Visual cognitive learners are those who learn best through visual presentations and pictures easily recognized by their memory, while; Experimental-cognitive learners are those wholearn best through hands on activities or learning activities which directly involve them.

DISCUSSIONS

Both quantitative and qualitative data will be collected during the study. A population of Grade 5 pupils will be observed more closely. The researcher will distribute survey questionnaires as the primary instrument to gather data. Interview will be conducted informally to enrich researchers' idea about the phenomenon. With this, opinions and views may be obtained from the interviewees will be analyzed.